Frankley

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,302 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,689 of 6,856 in England
  • #715 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #111 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,430
Median age (est.)36
Density5,829per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above20%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 47%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 47%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 23%Other: 12%
One person 33%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 23%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure14%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 4%Black: 9%Mixed: 7%Other: 2%
White 78%Asian 4%Black 9%Mixed 7%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 42% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Frankley is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,689 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #111 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (75) but weak on Employment (1). Typical homes here sold for about £199,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 75 sales), 16% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,587 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 117 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 3 · #6,641
Employment 1 · #6,778
Education 3 · #6,647
Health 4 · #6,545
Crime 4 · #6,599
Housing & access 27 · #5,023
Living environment 75 · #1,691

House prices ?

£199,000median (12m) · +9.2% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£199,00075+9.2%+22.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£216,75018+5.7%+23.5%
Terraced£195,00048+7.7%+38.3%
Flat£153,7706+28.1%
This area£199,000
Birmingham£237,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,587±£4,755 · #5,806 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,556
Price-to-income ?6.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

117 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,088 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,389 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences636
Theft69
Burglary57
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson109
Public order & weapons93
Drugs27
Robbery24
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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